Disease Surveillance

Description: 
This is one of nine awareness-level online modules, developed by the University of Minnesota in the UM PHET series, that cover critical topics related to emergency preparedness. This module takes between 20-40 minutes to complete. This training defines traditional and syndromic surveillance methods and explains how disease outbreaks are detected and investigated.
Learning Objectives: 
  • Define surveillance
  • List surveillance activities
  • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of different surveillance methods
  • Define outbreak
  • Describe how disease outbreaks are detected
  • Identify the steps of an outbreak investigation
PHEP Capabilities: 
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
Topic: 
Epidemiology & Surveillance
Format: 
Online Course
Time: 
30 minutes
Level: 
Introductory
University: 
University of Minnesota
PERLC: 
Simulations, Exercises and Effective Education PERLC